a Buick, a metallic green and black Citroen Traction Avant, a Morris Cowley, an MG Y-type and a Rover 12.
At lunchtime a cavalcade took to the winding
circuit at Mercedes-Benz World before making its way back to the Museum site in readiness for the Race Starts on the Finishing Straight at 3.00pm. There was another reunion at the event in the form of Brooklands motorcycle racer Bert Denly’s grandson, Paul Denly, who rode a Norton TT Model 18 in the Race Starts. The Norton was one of the Nigel Spring team machines that won the Senior class of the Brooklands Grand Prix in October 1927, ridden by the greatest TT rider of his period, Alec Bennett. The year after the Grand Prix the Norton was taken to Montlhéry where Bert Denly, Nigel Spring and Pat Driscoll rode it for 24 hours to take a world record at 68mph, which stood for six years. The Norton is now on display at the Museum where it keeps company with LPD 1, which was also one of the Spring team’s machines, ridden by Bert Denly, and the first 500cc motorcycle to achieve more than 100 miles in an hour. Paul’s father Rod Denly was also present on the day and was overwhelmed to see his son riding his father’s Norton on the
Reunion programme and the last four year’s Reunion badges (Gareth Tarr).
Brooklands Track.
In all, 2,271 people attended the event and those who really wanted to stand out in the crowd and mark the occasion purchased a limited edition 2017 Reunion lapel badge. There are a few remaining which can be ordered from the Museum website.
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